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I see your point and do not argue it and I certainly do not wish this most useful site to come under fire. Still, it is funny that something out of print, even when protected by copyright, can earn no royalties and the whole point of copyright is to make sure the author or his heirs receive them. An...

I thought for a moment it might have to do with their being republished, as some of the blocked ones are, strangely, in print, but not the Preludes op 40. I notice that his Preludes op 33 are also blocked and these have been republished within the last 3 months. Anyway, I might see the point in bloc...

I was trying to avoid deciphering an original if a printed copy could be obtained.

There is a page on the IMSLP dedicated to Sergei Bortkiewicz and there is an extensive catalogue of his works. These, unfortunaterly, are marked TB (70 years have not yet elapsed since his death). While some of his music is available from Peters and Boosey and Hawkes, his 7 Preludes op 40 are not in...